1800—1900 


100™  COMMENCEMENT 

OF 


MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE 

AND 

Centennial  Anniversary 
of  Its  Founding 


JULY  1ST — 5TH 


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PROGRAMME. 


Sunday , July  Js t. 
BACCALAUREATE  SUNDAY. 

10:45  A*  M*  Baccalaureate  Services  in  the  Congre- 
gational Church.  Sermon  by  President  Ezra 
Brainerd,  LL.  D.,  ’64.  Subject:  “Our  In- 
debtedness to  the  Past.” 

8:00  P.  M.  Anniversary  Services  of  the  Christian 
Associations  of  the  College  in  the  Congre- 
gational Church.  Mr.  J.  E.  Parker,  ’01, 
President  of  the  Young  Men’s  Christian  Asso- 
ciation, will  preside.  The  Rev.  Samuel  W. 
Boardman,  D.  D.,  LL.  D., ’51,  President  of 
Maryville  College,  will  deliver  the  address. 
Subject:  “The  Contribution  of  the  First 
Century  of  Middlebury  College  to  Christian 
Progress.” 


Monday,  July  2d ♦ 
UNDERGRADUATE  DAY* 

10:30  A.  M.  Class  Day  Exercises  of  the  Class  of 
1900  on  the  College  Campus. 

3:00  P.  M.  Preliminary  Meeting  of  the  Associated 
Alumni  in  the  College  Chapel.  The  chief 
object  of  this  meeting  will  be  the  appointment 
of  committees  to  report  at  the  Annual  Meet- 
ing of  Tuesday. 

4:00  P.  M.  Game  of  base  ball  on  the  Athletic  Field 
between  the  Alumni  and  the  Students  of  the 
College. 

8:00  P.  M.  Merrill  and  Parker  Prize  Speaking  in 
the  Congregational  Church. 

No  tickets  will  be  needed  for  admission  to 
the  Prize  Speaking.  As  they  will  be  required, 
however,  at  several  of  the  subsequent  exer- 
cises, it  is  important  that  all  should  register 
at  the  old  College  Library  as  soon  as 
possible  after  reaching  Middlebury,  in  order 
that  the  necessary  information  not  included 
in  this  programme  may  be  furnished  in  ample 


season. 


Tuesday,  July  3d* 
COMMENCEMENT  DAY* 

8:30  A.M.  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Associated 
Alumni  in  the  College  Chapel. 

ioiooa.m.  The  Trustees,  Faculty,  Alumni,  and 
Students  will  form  on  the  Campus  and  go  in 
procession  to  the  Congregational  Church. 

10:30  A.  M.  Commencement  Exercises  in  the  Con- 
gregational Church.  Admission  to  the  floor 
of  the  Church  will  be  by  ticket;  the  galleries 
will  be  open. 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  Vermont  Beta,  Phi 
Beta  Kappa,  will  be  held  in  the  Lecture  Room 
of  the  Church  at  the  close  of  the  Exercises. 

3:00  P.  M.  Dedication  of  the  Starr  Library.  The 
address  will  be  delivered  by  Professor  Brain- 
erd  Kellogg,  LL.  D.,  '58,  Dean  of  the  Brook- 
lyn Polytechnic  Institute. 

The  period  following  the  dedication  is  sug- 
gested as  available  for  Class  Reunions. 

8 :oo  P.  M.  Commencement  Concert  in  the  Congre- 
gational Church. 


Wednesday,  July  4th. 
EDUCATIONAL  DAY. 

10:30  A.M.  Educational  Conference  in  the  Con- 
gregational Church.  The  Rev.  J.  E.  Rankin, 
D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  President  of  Howard  Univer- 
sity, will  preside.  Among  those  who  will  de- 
liver addresses  are  President  William  J.  Tucker, 
D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  Dartmouth  College  ; President 
Matthew  H.  Buckham,  D.  D.,  Univer- 
sity of  Vermont;  President  Franklin  Carter, 
Ph.  D.,  LL.  D.,  Williams  College;  President 
Charles  S.  Murkland,  Ph.  D.,  ’81,  New 
Hampshire  College  of  Agriculture  and  Me- 
chanic Arts. 

4:00-6:00  P.  M.  President’s  Reception  at  his 
residence,  to  which  all  the  Alumni  and  Guests 
of  the  College  are  cordially  invited. 

8:00  P.M.  A Roman  Drama  in  the  Centennial 
Building,  under  the  direction  of  Professor  M. 
R.  Sanford.  The  uniform  price  of  admission 
will  be  one  dollar.  Applications  for  seats 
may  be  addressed  to  Professor  Sanford  and 
the  seats  will  be  reserved  in  the  order  of 
application. 


Thursday,  July  5th* 
CENTENNIAL  DAY, 


10:30  A.  M.  Procession  from  the  College  to  the 
Congregational  Church.  The  Trustees,  Fac- 
ulty, Alumni,  and  Students  will  assemble  at 
the  Chapel,  and  the  Invited  Guests  in  the 
Starr  Library. 

1 1:00  A.M.  Centennial  Services  in  the  Congrega- 
tional Church.  Hon.  John  W.  Stewart,  LL.  D., 
’46,  will  preside.  The  Oration  will  be  deliv- 
ered by  Professor  Walter  E.  Howard,  LL.  D., 
’7 1,  of  Middlebury  College;  the  Poem  by  Pro- 
fessor Edwin  H.  Higley,  A.  M.,  '68,  of 
Groton,  Mass. 

Conferring  of  Degrees. 

There  will  be  a luncheon  in  the  Centennial 
Building  at  the  close  of  the  exercises.  Brief 
addresses  by  Invited  Guests  and  Alumni. 
Every  graduate  or  former  student  of  the 
College  is  entitled  to  purchase  one  ticket  for 
himself  and  one  for  any  accompanying  visitor. 
The  sale  of  these  tickets  will  begin  at  the  old 
College  Library  at  9 : 00  A.  M.,  Monday,  July  2. 
Price,  one  dollar  each ; all  seats  reserved. 

8:00  P.  M.  Promenade  Concert  in  the  Town  Hall 
under  the  management  of  the  Class  of  1900. 


